AMD FX-8310 vs AMD FX-8320

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and AMD FX-8320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-8310

AMD FX-8320

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 61.10°C
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 524
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 2495
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 30.36 vs 22.798

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2352 vs 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8788 vs 2495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.36 vs 22.798

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1408
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5448 vs 5045

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 1408
PassMark - CPU mark	5448 vs 5045

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: AMD FX-8320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

1465

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5045

5448

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2352

524

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8788

2495

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

30.36

22.798

Name	AMD FX-8310	AMD FX-8320
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	1465
PassMark - CPU mark	5045	5448
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2352	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8788	2495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.36	22.798
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.54

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8310	AMD FX-8320
Essentials
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB	FD8310WMHKSBX	FD8320FRHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD8310WMW8KHK	FD8320FRW8KHK
Place in performance rating	1340	2504
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		October 2012
Price now		$92.50
Value for money (0-100)		25.53
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)